The Goa Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 — Physical PDF page 5 of 23

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   (3) The period in respect of establishments mentioned in column (1) below for filing
the statement and depositing the fees as required under sub-section (1) shall be as
specified against it in column (2) —

                Establishments                                    Period
                      (1)                                           (2)

 (i) Establishments existing on the date on     Ninety days from the date on which the
     which this Act comes into force            Act comes into force.
 (ii) New Establishments                        Ninety days from the date on which the
                                                establishment commences its work.
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   [(4) The Inspector may, on receipt of an application made by the employer together
with the fees prescribed therefor, renew the registration certificate for a period not
exceeding five years commencing from the date of its expiry].
   (5) Every application for the renewal of the registration certificate shall be made in
such form and in such manner as may be prescribed so as to reach the Inspector not later
than thirty days before the date of its expiry:
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   Provided that an application for the renewal of a registration certificate received not
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later than thirty days after its expiry may be entertained by the Inspector on the applicant
paying such penalty, not exceeding twenty-five rupees, as may be prescribed.
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   (6) An applicant for the renewal of a registration certificate under sub-section (5),
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shall, until communication of orders on his application, be entitled to act as if the
registration certificate had been renewed.
   (7) In the event of any doubt or difference of opinion between an employer and the
Inspector as to the category to which an establishment would belong, the Inspector shall
refer the matter to the prescribed authority which shall after such inquiry as it thinks
proper decide the category of such establishment and its decision shall be final for the
purposes of this Act.
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    [3-A. Registration and renewal of registration certificate in respect of Bank.—
(1) Within the period specified in sub-section (3) of section 3, every bank shall send to
the Inspector concerned, a statement in the prescribed form together with registration fees
amounting to Rs. 25,000/-, containing.
   (a) the name of the bank and its General Manager or Branch Manager or Regional
  Manager or Manager, as the case may be;
  (b) the postal address of the bank;

  (c) such other particulars as may be prescribed.
   (2) On receipt of the statement and the registration fees, the Inspector shall, on being
satisfied about the correctness of the statement, register the bank in the register of
establishments in such manner as may be prescribed and shall issue in the prescribed
form a Registration Certificate to the bank which shall display it at a prominent place in
the bank.
   (3) The Inspector may, on receipt of the application made by the bank together with
fees amounting to 10[Rs. 5,000/- in case of bank situated within the limits of a Municipal
Council and Rs.1,000/- in other cases] renew the registration certificate for a period of
one year commencing from the date of its expiry.]